diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 607a9d79e..51496b076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/nix-community/NUR
 }
 ```
 
-At the moment each URL must point to a git repository. By running `nur/update.py`
+At the moment each URL must point to a git repository. By running `nur/update`
 the corresponding `repos.json.lock` is updated and the repository is  tested. This will
 perform also an evaluation check, which must be passed for your repository. Commit the changed
 `repos.json` but NOT `repos.json.lock`
 
 ```
 $ git add repos.json
-$ ./nur/format_repos_manifest # ensure repos.json is sorted alphabetically
+$ ./nur/format_manifest # ensure repos.json is sorted alphabetically
 $ git commit -m "add <your-repo-name> repository"
 $ git push
 ```
diff --git a/ci/deploy.sh b/ci/deploy.sh
index 4806d16e0..3ff393a3c 100755
--- a/ci/deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/deploy.sh
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ fi
 
 export encrypted_025d6e877aa4_key= encrypted_025d6e877aa4_iv=
 
-./nur/format_repos_manifest
+./nur/format_manifest
 if [ -n "$(git diff --exit-code repos.json)" ]; then
   echo "repos.json was not formatted before committing repos.json:" >&2
   git diff --exit-code repos.json
-  echo "Please run ./nur/format_repos_manifest and updates repos.json accordingly!" >&2
+  echo "Please run ./nur/format_manifest and updates repos.json accordingly!" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-./nur/update.py
+./nur/update
 nix-build
 
 # Pull requests and commits to other branches shouldn't try to deploy, just build to verify
diff --git a/nur/format_repos_manifest b/nur/format_manifest
similarity index 100%
rename from nur/format_repos_manifest
rename to nur/format_manifest
diff --git a/nur/update.py b/nur/update
similarity index 100%
rename from nur/update.py
rename to nur/update